The actual number of global COVID-19 deaths may be about 6.9 million, more than double the recorded amount, according to a study from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Valuation published May 6. 

Some patients with severe COVID-19 cases may exhibit decreased lung function or lung changes for up to a year after recovering, according to a study published May 5 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Out of 12 infants born to mothers who had a uterus transplant, all were born at a healthy weight and developed normally at 2 months, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Perinatology.

On April 30, Bill and Joanne Conway committed $20 million in scholarship support for 160 Catholic University nursing students over the next five years. 

The B.1.526 variant first found in New York City does not appear to cause more severe COVID-19 cases nor an increased risk of reinfection, according to early research the CDC published May 5. 

In  a recent press release, Healthmark Industries introduced the Light Cord Adapters to its ProSys™ Instrument Care product line.

Three in 10 parents of children ages 12-15 said they would get their child vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they're eligible, according to survey results released May 6 by Kaiser Family Foundation.

The U.S. is reporting the lowest daily COVID-19 case averages since early October, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health must reinstate former nurse Cliff Willmeng, RN, but doesn't have to issue back pay, an arbitrator determined April 21. 

As we celebrate National Nurses Week, I want to take a moment to reflect and celebrate our nursing teams for their strength, resilience and determination to work through the challenges of the past year. The pandemic impacted every part of nursing within our system and through it all, our nurses never stopped focusing on providing high-quality care for the patients and their families.

A third of unvaccinated Americans would be more likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine with a $100 incentive, according to a May 4 study published in The New York Times.

Nursing leadership can leverage technology across the care continuum to enhance quality and experience for patients, even during the pandemic. 

The U.S. will see a drastic decrease in new COVID-19 cases by July if vaccination rates remain high and Americans maintain public health measures such as masking and social-distancing, the CDC forecasted in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published May 5.

Nurses Week 2021 starts May 6. Here are 20 companies offering nurses freebies or discounts in recognition, as listed by USA Today and Delish. 

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the House Committee on Appropriations to allocate more funding to fight antibiotic resistance on a federal level.

In response to a global shortage of midwives, the World Health Organization is calling for more investments in the profession, saying that it could save 4.3 million lives each year. 

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released an implementation plan May 4 for the U.S. government, recommending it provide high-quality primary care to all Americans. 

Improve performance measures or face tighter regulations, lawmakers warned organ procurement groups during a May 4 hearing, The Washington Post reports.

On April 13, the day the CDC paused use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, a patient with a rare vaccine-induced blood clot sought emergency care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, according to a case study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The number of births in the United States decreased by 4 percent from 2019 to 2020, marking the sixth consecutive year of decline and the lowest number since 1979, according to CDC data.